Device for handling spooled barb-wire



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W. BURROW DEVICE FOR-HANDLING SPOOLED BARB WIRE.

Patented Apr. 1, 1884.

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(No Model.)

W. T. BURRQWS. DEVICE FOR HANDLING SPOOLED BARB WIRE; No. 296,273.

Patented Apr. 1, 1884.

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' EPA TENT EAST DUBUQUE, ILLINOIS DEVICE FOR HANDLINGSPOOLED BARB-WIRE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 296,273, dated April 1, 1884.

Application filed September 6, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM T. BUnRows, of East Dubuque, in the county of Jo Daviess and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Devices for Handling Sp ooled Barbed W'i re; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The object I have in view is an imp rovemeut upon devices for handling spooled barbed wire, whereby, in addition to the ease and con- 7 venience it furnishes in handling and transporting spools without injury to the hands, it furnishes a device applicable to any spool having an axial perforation in each head, by which the spool is held during the process of winding the wire thereon.

The invention consists in the employment of a single handle-bar, from which are loosely suspended hooks, said handle-bar being provided with means whereby the hooks are made to perform their function by the action of said bar; and the invention further consists in theconstruction and arrangement of the component parts of the device, all as more fully hereinafter described, and designated in the claims.

For a better comprehension of the inven tion, reference should be had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a view of the device inserted in the axial perforation of a spool-head; Fig. 2, a view in detail of the upper and lower plates of the handle-bar; Fig. 3, a similar view of the rings and hooks which encircle and depend from the handle-bar; Figs. 4 and 5, views of modifications, and Figs. 6 and 7 views in detail of certain parts of said modifications. As a matter of preference, the device will be described in the position it holds when ongaging with the head of a spool, and accordingly- A denotes the spool-head, which is usually formed of two pieces crossed at a right angle to each other, and provided with an axial perforation, a, which receives the hooks of the device now to be described.

B represents the handle-bar, provided on its upper and lower sides with two plates, 0 and 0, respectively. The latter or lower plate, G, is provided upon its outer surface and at its center with a stud or projection, b, while the former or upper plate, O,has upon its outer surface two similar studs or proj ections, b b, which are arranged one upon each side of the center of said plate at points diametrically opposite in a longitudinal direction. These studs or projections are preferably cast with their respective plates, and the plate G has cast with it, in addition to its two studs 6" b, another stud or slight elevation, 22 located at a point adjoining one of the studs b,.and designed to fit in or engage with a notch out in one of the rings which encircle the handle-bar l3, and presently to be described.

The rings (above referred to) D D pass around the handle-bar'at a pointthat brings the two studs or projections b 2') upon the outside of the rings and the single stud of protion b between the same, as shown. By this arrangement of the rings it will be seen that upon revolution of the handle-bar B the studs b b will draw the rings together at one point, and the stud b will separate or expand them the same time at another point. These rings D D are each cast with a depending arm, 0, provided on its lower end with ahook, c, bent outwardly at a right angle thereto, and the said ring D is further provided with two ears, (I d, and two lugs, e 6, located as shown, and preferably cast therewith. The ears (Z d extend out and embrace the arm 0 of the ring D, and thus both arms 0 c are prevented from separating in any direction other than that in which they open and close by the revolution of handle-bar B. The lugs ,e e, which are upon the outside of said ring, near thetop and bot tom, respectively, are designed to engage with one of the studs 22' of plate 0, to thereby prevent the handlebar from turning too far when the operators are engaging the hooks with or disengaging them from the spool. Upon the inner circumference of ring D, and near the top lug, e, thereof, is out a notch, f, which proposes to engagewith the stud or elevation 11 (hereinbefore mentioned and thereby prevent the handle-bar from turning in either direction while the spool is being carried.

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The practical operation of the device is as follows: The handle-bar is turned until the plate having the single stud or projection is upon the top of the bar. This operation separates or expands the rings at the top, and at the same time the two studs or projections of the plate upon the lower side of the bar draw the rings and hooks together concurrently at that point. The hooks are then inserted in the axial perforation in the head of the spool and the bar turned until the positions of the studs or projections are reversed. This operation expands or spreads the hooks apart, and they are in engagement with the under side of the spool-head. The spool is then lifted, and the stud or elevation I), which, by the last movement of the handle-bar, entered into engagement with the notch f of ring D, prevents said bar from turning in either direction. When the hooks are to be released, the handle-bar is dropped, and thismovement disengages stud b from notch f, and the bar can be turned as desired.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that various modifications might arise Without departing from the principle or operation of this device, and in Figs. 4, 5, 6, and 7 I have illustrated two of the many such modifications, which, though of a different construction, operate in a like manner and bring about the same result.

Referring to Figs. 4 and 6, A denotes the handlebar, provided with two plates, B B, each of which has cast on its outer surface two cars, a a, between which fit the two rings 0 O, which loosely encircle the handle-bar. Each plate B is further cast with a cam-extension, b, which on the lower plate is located between the cars a a and adjoining the one on the right,

while upon the upper plate this cam is correspondingly reversed. The rings 0 G are each cast with a depending arm, 0, which is provided upon its lower end with ahook, c, bent inwardly at a right angle thereto. The upper portions of these rings are to be connected in a way to hold the same adjacent to oneanother and free from separation.

By the above-described arrangement it will be seen that a cam is located under each ring,

and that by turning the handle-bar toward the operator to a point at right angles to its original position, (dotted lines, Fig. 4,) the hooks will be made to separate in opposite directions, (solid lines, Fig. 4,) and thus be in a position to engage with the under side of the spool-head.

In Figs. 5 and 7 I have illustrated a device whose hooks are made to engage with the spool-head by a sliding instead of a rotary motion of the handle-bar. As indicated in said figures, A represents the handle-bar, and B B two plates secured, respectively, upon the upper and lower sides of said bar. The plate B is preferably the shape of an inverted V; but it may be of any shape which will enable it to fit within a correspondingly-shaped groove or notch made upon the inner circumference of each of the rings 0 O, to prevent lateral motion of the said rings, which, it will be understood, encirclethehandle-bar. Theplate B is of the shape shown in Fig. 7, and is provided with two grooves, a a, which diverge outward from their apex, as shown in said figure. Within each of these grooves fits a pin, 12, secured to the base of each ring Oupon its inner circumference. The rings 0 O are each cast with an arm, a, and hook 0, like those described in the preceding description. By sliding the handle-bar B so as to bring the pins 2) 12 down to the apex of the grooves a a, it will be seen that the hooks c c are caused to separate or expand in opposite directions, and by reversing the motion of the handlebar they are caused to come together'or close.

It may here be stated that instead of securing plate B lengthwise of the handle-bar, it may pass almost around the same, which change Would necessitate the employment of two upper plates, B, arranged in a position corresponding to that of the lower plate, and fitting in grooves made in the inner circumference of the rings 0 C. With this change, in order to operate the hooks, the handle-bar would be revolved as in the other devices.

Having thus described m'y invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

1. In a device for handling spooled barbed wire, hooks loosely suspended from a single bar, and appliances attached to said bar, whereby the said hooks are opened and closed bythe action of said bar, substantially as described.

2. In a device of the character described, a

pair of hooks cast upon rings loosely encircling a handle-bar provided with means which open and close said hooks by the action of said bar, substantially as described. 8. In a'device of the character described, the combination, with a handle-bar, of a pair of hooks cast upon rings loosely encircling said bar, and which rings are provided with means whereby said hooks are prevented from separating in any direction other than that in which they open and close by the action of said bar, substantially as described.

4:. In a device of the character described, the combination, with a handlebar and a pair of hooks cast upon rings loosely encircling said bar, of means provided upon the said bar, and rings to engage with each other and prevent the bar from turning beyond the opening and closing limit of the hooks, substantially as dc scribed.

5. In a device of the character described, the combination, with the handlebar and a pair of hooks cast upon rings loosely encircling said bar, of means provided upon the said bar and rings to prevent the handle-bar from turning in either direction while carrying the spool, substantially as described.

6. In a device of the character described, the combination, with a handle-bar, of a pair of the purpose set forth. 5

rings loosely encircling the same, and provided each with a depending arm and a hook upon the end of said arm, substantially as and for 'i. In a device ofthecharacter described, the combination, with a handle-bar, of a pair of rings loosely encircling said bar, and provided each with a depending arm, a hook upon the end of said arm, and two ears cast upon one of said arms and embracing the other arm, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

8. In a device of the character described, the combination, with a pair of rings provided each with a depending arm and hook, of a handie-bar passing loosely through said rings, and provided with studs or projections, two of which embrace said rings and one separates the same, substantially as described and shown.

9. In a device of the character described, the combination, with a handle-bar and a pair of rings encircling said bar, and provided each with a depending arm and hook, of a stud or elevation located upon said bar, and adapted to engage with a notch cut in the inner circumference of one of said rings, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

10, In a device of the character described, the combination, with a handle-bar provided with three studs or projections, arranged as described, of a pair of rings loosely encircling said bar, and provided each with a depending arm and hook, and two lugs cast upon one of said rings, and adapted to engage with one of the handle-bar studs, substantially'as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WVILLIAM T. BURBOWS. 

